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Make the "add new" menu button a hamburger menu

Nate Graham requested to merge ngraham/neochat:make-it-a-hamburger-menu into master

I know hamburger menus sometimes aren't amazing, but the current icon is misleading. It's a plus button which generally means "create new". However the menu is full of actions not related to creating new things, including:

  • Explore Rooms
  • Find your Friends
  • Scan a QR Code

These actions may technically result in a new room appearing in the sidebar, but that's not a user's definition of creating a new thing; these are joining a thing, and the fact that a new entry appears in the sidebar is an implementation detail.

As a result the existing icon is inaccurate, and also holds back the menu from adding additional items in the future that are even less related to creating new rooms. An example would be the quick room switcher, which is not exposed visibly in the UI anywhere, and could not logically live in the current menu without changing its icon and text.

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